Channel 4 / Ancestry
My Family Secrets Revealed — title sequence. A concise example of broadcast design and storytelling.
CREATIVE ADVISORY · DIRECTION · PRODUCTION
See the problem clearly.
Communicate the solution effectively.
I help organisations find the clearest idea, the strongest story and the right way to communicate it — drawing on more than 30 years across broadcasting, film, commercial production, performance and higher education.
SELECTED CLIENTS & CREDITS
CLARITY BEFORE CONTENT
Making content has never been easier. Knowing what’s worth making hasn’t.
More platforms. More formats. More tools. More AI. More pressure to keep producing. But the important questions haven't changed.
Who are we talking to? What do we want them to understand, feel or do? What matters — and what is just noise?
Sometimes you need somebody to make the thing. Sometimes you need somebody to help you work out what the thing should be.
I do both.
HOW I CAN HELP
Three ways to move your project forward.
01
Creative Advisory
When the idea, message or direction isn't yet clear. I'll interrogate the problem, identify what matters and help turn uncertainty into a practical creative direction.
02
Content & Production
When the direction is clear and it needs to become something real — from concept and script through direction, editing and contemporary AI-assisted workflows.
03
Voice & Performance
When the message is right but the delivery has to land. Professional voice and performance shaped by decades of broadcast, commercial and screen experience.
STUCK?
Bring me the problem.
Not every creative problem needs a production company, a campaign or a lengthy consultancy process. Sometimes it needs 90 focused minutes with someone who knows where to look.
CREATIVE RESCUE — 90 MINUTES / £195
£195 total price. No additional fees.
Bring me a video, campaign, script, pitch, presentation or creative problem that's refusing to behave — or simply could be better. We'll identify what's really getting in the way and leave with a clear, practical way forward.
What’s included
BOOK A CREATIVE RESCUE- A short pre-session brief
- A focused 90-minute consultation
- Independent, experienced creative feedback
- Clear recommendations and practical next steps
- A concise written summary within two working days
One project or clearly defined creative challenge. Substantial rewrites, production and additional work are quoted separately.
Need something more substantial?
From creative direction and script development to video production, voice work and AI-assisted workflows, every project has its own requirements.
Tell me what you're trying to achieve, and I'll provide a clear proposal with an agreed scope, deliverables and fee.
SELECTED WORK
Not a showreel.
Evidence.
Moving Image — Selected Work
A selection of work across moving image, direction and production.
BBC Sport — Six Nations
Voice-over demonstration.
Experience. Recognition. Support.
Selected clients and professional credits · Previous funding and support. These represent different relationships and projects.
SELECTED CLIENTS & CREDITS
PREVIOUSLY SUPPORTED BY
VOICE & PERFORMANCE
Experience you can hear.
Voice Artist — Commercial Demo
Broadcast and television commercial voice-over work.
Voice work. Telling your story.
Commercials, promos, narration and character performance — delivered with professional broadcast experience.
ENQUIRE ABOUT VOICE-OVER
EXPERIENCE
Thirty years is only useful if you can do something with it.
I've spent more than three decades working across television, film, advertising, performance and education — directing, editing, presenting, acting, voicing, teaching and solving creative problems.
The useful part isn't the collection of job titles. It's what all that experience teaches you to notice.
Good creative work usually gets better when the thinking gets clearer. Technology serves the idea — never the other way around.
Acting & screen performance — view showreel
Selected screen performance work.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
In good company.
A few words from people I’ve worked with.
We recommend Allan highly as he's creative, passionate and works very well with cast and crew.
Allan is a fantastic asset to any production company. His professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm know no bounds.
Allan is a creative guy who certainly delivers the goods.
START A CONVERSATION
Tell me about your project.
A few lines are plenty. You don't need a finished brief — that's often where I can help.
Prefer email? info@allangildea.net
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